Sorky - RSS Feed Link
 

Purpose
This plugin allows you to automatically add an RSS Feed icon to All/Selected/UnSelected Forums just by setting options (NO EDITS)!

• Choose your own icon (eg: use this one from karim004 : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/01/2.gif)
• Put the icon before, after or on the far-right of the forum display
• Option to automatically include SubForums in the subscription
• Option to restrict the exclude.php access to only the forums you select
• Set the default way users get the feed ...
  • Option for feed of First/Last post
  • Option to send preview or full post
  • Option to strip HTML
  • Option to limit the number of items
• Plus more!

Acknowledgement
Thanks (and apologies) to karim004 for providing the icon & inspiration to generate this Mod.

Installation
Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

Options
To set hack options go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Sorky12 - RSS Feed Links

Versions
v1.0.0 - 20th of October, 2008 = Launch (click here)
v1.0.3 - 30th of January, 2009 = Updated in line with the 3.8.x version(click here)

Hall Of Fame (Donations)
mmoore5553 US$20

Settings & Demonstration Screenshots
See v1.0.0 post (click here)

V1.0.0 Features

• Choose the forums to have an RSS Feed available
• Automatically include SubForums in the availability
• Option to restrict the exclude.php access to only the forums you select
• Set the icon to use
• Put the icon before, after or on the far-right of the forum display
• Option to automatically include SubForums in the subscription
• Set the default way users get the feed ...
  • Option for feed of First/Last post
  • Option to send preview or full post
  • Option to strip HTML
  • Option to limit the number of items

Tips
To get this hack working you will need to enable the RSS Feed system in vBulletin Options >External Data Provider > Enable RSS Syndication (if you forget, the Mod will remind you ;))

If the following templates have been modified from their original, either "revert" them or test this Mod carefully before use:

• forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost
• forumhome_forumbit_level1_post
• forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost
• forumhome_forumbit_level2_post

WishList - Other Ideas

• Add debug information mode (Option)
• Make the RSS Feed a popup window (Option)
• Make the feed options remembered user settings (Option by Forum)

Settings & Demonstration Screenshots

Where would the gif icon go please?

nice idea .........will try

How do we stop certain usergroups such as unregistered from accessing RSS?

Wherever you want really... The "image to use" option can contain a path and filename (eg: images/misc/rss_small.gif)

Enjoy :cool:

Not currently possible. RSS feed clients do not login. This Mod at least makes it easy to stop the RSS feeds on specific forums (but unfortunately it stops everyone :erm:)

would be nice to see a usergroup option implemented and then i'd use it. Great effort though.

first forum worked ok to subscribe to, I am getting this error message and a white page on the others

Hard to guess - Easy to test...

Copy the URL for the RSS feed
Turn my Mod OFF
Open a fresh browser and paste in the URL
If the problem still exists, it isn't my Mod ;)
Possibly forum security related
Or possibly the "External Data" settings

What exactly do you expect it to do?

If you are thinking about only particular groups getting to see the "Link" then I might be able to achieve that (note that anyone could still type in the URL to access the "external.php").

If you are thinking about only particular groups getting access, I don't believe the RSS feeds in vBulletin allow for that. I could add a keyword in the URL for specific forums so that only those who get the link will get the keyword and thus add a very basic form of security. Once the keyword is known though, nothing much could be done.

first forum is viewable by guests, the others are not and that is the difference, which means this mod or the way that vbb uses rss implementation is pretty much useless for me unless I am missing something obvious

I have no trouble getting an RSS feed from SubForums. I have ROOT/Section/SubForum working - no special setup was required.

Did you try my suggestion of copying the RSS Feed, disabling my PlugIn and manually testing the URL? If you do that you will at least find out if it is my PlugIn or vBulletin (or your config).

Using 3.7.3 PL 1 I too get a blank screen when attempting to subscribe to a forum.

I tried doing what you suggested ...copying the RSS link to a new browser window and disabling your plugin (and setting all the External Data settings to yes in vBull options) but still a blank screen....

Anything else you suggest I should try?

BTW the icon appears on all the forum sections on my main index but links to the same (private) forums I listed in yr plugin options...but that may be because I am logged in as an Admin?

If you get a blank screen with my plug-in disabled, then unfortunately for you the issue is with vBulletin... All I do is generate the URL, vBulletin provides the php for the RSS feed.

BTW: You mentioned private forums... RSS will not go into private forums as it does not login.

Yes that explains it - only the open forums give a RSS feed.

Fantastic!

Working good, thank you!

Thanks works good for me..

it still working ?

Never has worked for private forums (you can manually choose not to show the link - I may put in an enhancement to do this automatically)

Always has worked for standard public forums.

Installed, works like a charm.. thanks

Just so you know, I've installed this Mod on 2 forums, but can only click install once.

Thanks btw. ;)

Mary

Oh so true... Thanks for the extra information Mary

You can of course use these as well (if you haven't already) ;)

• "Help others by rating"
• "Support the Developer"
• Nominate for Mod of the Month

Super, works great for me, thanks:D

Installed on just 2 minutes and working well, thanks man i was looking for a simmilar hack :D

installed, works perfectly :)

I can't get this to do the auto-templates on my forum. (Using 3.7.0).

Works great. I have a couple questions though, one related to the mod and another not.

The RSS icon doesn't look that great in my categories. Is there a way to exclude the rss icon from categories but show in the forums that are in those categories?

This has nothing to do with the mod but is it possible to generate an RSS based on certain tags? If it is could you please give an example link?

sir i installed this mod but its not working with my template any solution?

will this work for 3.8 as well?

It worked the first www.foro3d.com :up:

does it work with 3.8?

These are the 4 templates that get updated...

• forumhome_forumbit_level1_post
• forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
• forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost
• forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost

For the "Before" or "Far Right" option they require the following text to exist in the template...

<a href="forumdisplay.php

For the "After" option they require the following text to exist in the template...

forum[title]</strong></a> _or_ forum[title]</a>

See this post for some other suggestions!

Try using this option "Selected/UnSelected Forums for the RSS Link (comma separated ForumID list)" (and set the previous one to something other than "All")

Not quite sure what you mean but my guess would be no as all the add-on provides is a easy link to an existing feature

See answer above to Baldilocks and if that doesn't help, let me know.

Probably, but I haven't tested it yet.

okay small question ..when i do this do i have to have RSS feed turned on ..i know dumb question but is there something i havea to set in vbulletin other that that ? also i wanted to have my RSS feed by post and also put on homepage ....what link do i provide ?

Before I try this, how is it with RSS feeds in vB and Permissions ? In some other Forum Sofwares using such RSS feeds often also creates a problem because for some reason the RSS feed is not permission based and so anyone, if he could get his hands on the feed, could read in forums where he normally could not because of Forum & Usergroup Permissions. How is that in vB ?

Although this plug-in does not really change the vBulletin RSS feed system, I did put some small extra control in so that forums that you do NOT want to allow RSS access can be blocked. Normally vBulletin allows RSS access to ANY PUBLIC forum if it is enabled & forums that require login cannot use RSS.

As per post 1 - Tips: To get this hack working you will need to enable the RSS Feed system in vBulletin Options >External Data Provider > Enable RSS Syndication (if you forget, the Mod will remind you)

This plug-in does not really change the vBulletin RSS feed system, it simply create the shortcuts to make it easier to use

thank you sorky ...one last question ...

okay on my homepage i have a picture of rss feed ..i want to put it where they click it and it signs them up to the rss feed ...

what is the actually link format using this to create the rss feed for my one forum ?

okay i can not get this to do one of my forums only ..i am willing to paypal you sorky to take a look and explain to me what i did wrong cause i want to learn ..it does every one in that section no matter what i do

wwww.cg-hq.com ...
i only want the announcements ..will to pay you to do it for me ...

PM me for more info and i can give you my msn name

This plug-in creates the links... http://www.<your_domain>.com/forum/external.php with various parameters

i still could not get it to just work on one forum at all ..it does every one under it ..i even did exclude list ..i will donate money to your plug in..i am sure it is something simple and stupid i am missing ...